Sentences with phrase «first proposed raising»

Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman first proposed raising the minimum GPA from 2.5 to 3.0 in her State of the State speech in 1999.

Not exact matches

Supporters of NBC's Community and Chuck have rallied to their defense — from promoting social media campaigns to raise ratings to buying Subway sandwiches en masse (a Chuck advertiser)-- but this is the first case of fans putting their money directly into a proposed project and it broke all previous Kickstarter funding speed records.

Layton was responding to criticism from Jack Mintz — the economist oft - quoted by Conservative Leader Stephen Harper as justification for his tax policies — that the cap - and - trade system the NDP proposed to cover the cost of $ 3.5 billion worth of green initiatives in the first year would raise gasoline prices by 10 cents per litre.

But this isn't the first time Feinstein has raised concern about bump stocks in Congress — she brought up a similar restriction in 2013 that proposed banning all semiautomatic weapons that could accept a «military feature» like a detachable stock.

He therefore proposed a constitutional amendment in late 1875 that would have rewritten the First Amendment — applying it to the states, and adding that «no money raised by taxation in any State for the support of public schools... shall ever be under the control of any religious sect.»

The $ 20 million capital raising and proposed acquisition of NuLac was first revealed by The Australian Financial Review's Street Talk column.

The bills were based, by law, on the spending plan Paterson first proposed in January, but they restored some of his school aid cuts, eliminated his tax cap and took out a proposal to allow SUNY and CUNY the ability to raise tuition unilaterally — basically all the stuff that might possibly have compelled any of the members to explain anything difficult to their constituents.

Squirreled away in the new state budget is a provision — first proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo — that will guarantee future periodic pay raises for the governor, New York State legislators and other state government officials.

The plan proposed by Mr. Christie, the first Republican elected New Jersey governor in 12 years, relies almost exclusively on spending cuts, and stands as a stark example of how a Republican committed to not raising taxes grapples with a state budget in these still - challenging economic times.»

Phil Murphy's proposed tax increases would raise roughly $ 1.3 billion a year, his spokesman told Observer on Thursday, releasing for the first time a cost estimate of the Democratic gubernatorial nominee's plans to pay for a multitude of campaign promises.

Trustee Sally Rhoads, who was the person who pushed for the mayoral position to be classified and compensated as «full - time» at a proposed $ 35,000 salary last year, was the first person to ask that the board not only deny his proposed raise, but to roll back his salary to part - time during its last meeting before approving the village budget.

ALBANY — Bill de Blasio's first trips to Albany this year were like walking into a buzz saw: First, the New York City mayor was confronted by a proposed state budget that shifted millions of dollars of costs onto his books, and then he was grilled by Republicans who wanted to impose a cap on his ability to raise property tfirst trips to Albany this year were like walking into a buzz saw: First, the New York City mayor was confronted by a proposed state budget that shifted millions of dollars of costs onto his books, and then he was grilled by Republicans who wanted to impose a cap on his ability to raise property tFirst, the New York City mayor was confronted by a proposed state budget that shifted millions of dollars of costs onto his books, and then he was grilled by Republicans who wanted to impose a cap on his ability to raise property taxes.

Brodsky says if you look at Cuomo's policies, he's fiscally conservative on issues like curbing state spending and capping property taxes, but socially liberal on items like raising the minimum age, defending women's reproductive rights, and offering free tuition at public colleges, an idea first proposed by 2016 Democratic presidential challenger Bernie Sanders.

Zoos and conservationists worldwide marked 2008 as the «Year of the Frog» in hopes of raising both awareness and funding, which has proved difficult to come by since the project was first proposed in 2006.

Caltech and the University of California have agreed to raise matching funds of $ 50 million to bring the construction total to $ 300 million, and the Canadian partners propose to supply the enclosure, the telescope structure, and the first light adaptive optics.

First, Jay argues that «many credible people have raised strong concerns about the rigor and soundness of the proposed national standards,» even though we at Fordham gave them «passing grades.»

The entire waiver process was sloppily administered in the first place, with Duncan granting waivers to states (and allowing them to ignore whole sections of No Child) even thought they have not yet implemented or enacted all the proposals within their applications, and the administration ignoring concerns raised by its own peer review panels about such matters as how states have ignored the need to gain consultation on proposed changes from American Indian tribes as required under the U.S. Constitution (as well as from black and Latino communities equally affected by the evisceration of accountability).

Gov. Roy Cooper has proposed teacher raises that would average 5 percent in the first year and another 5 percent the following year.

When the tax law changes were first proposed, it raised some major concerns for student loan borrowers, and rightfully so.

He was the first to propose that the Earth's atmosphere acts to raise the planet's temperature.

The proposed site of the first new nuclear station was on the coast of Port Elizabeth, where warm water discharged by the nuclear station's cooling system would have raised the temperature of the ocean, harming marine life and jeopardizing the livelihoods of small - scale fishermen in the area.

Failing to propose such an amendment without having raised and discussed the matter with Cs first, meant Mr Harris breached the duties he owed to his clients.

However, First Nations have raised concerns about Canada's approach, and the lack of meaningful consultation that has occurred to date in relation to this proposed project.

Some of the most important issues being raised in the JRP process relate to the constitutionally - protected Aboriginal and treaty rights of First Nations, and the potential impacts of the proposed project on those rights.

The following organizations support the goals of the Charter First campaign to increase transparency and accountability surrounding Charter issues in proposed legislation, and to raise the standard of Charter compliance of laws passed by Parliament.

Echoing McLandress, Schmidt pointed out when a client proposes to act illegally, the lawyer's duty is to raise the issue first within the organization by going up the chain of command.